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Weep O Mine Eyes is one of the most famous madrigals of John Bennet. It is written for 4 vocal parts and was first published in his first collection, 'Madrigalls to Fovre Voyces', in 1599. 

The composition is an homage to John Dowland, being based partly on Dowland's most famous piece 'Flow My Tears'.

Recording-Feb

Weep O mine eyes (1599), John Bennet.

From "3 Memories of Kurdistan", words by Aine McAllister (twitter.com/aine_mcallister), from the collective memory of Kurdish women she has worked with in a refugee camp in Grande Synthe, France:
"I remember my father, he 
puts his arms out and says, come here.
My father is good and beautiful.
Now I'm happy when I 
help my child write his name."

This recording is by KC VITAs Chamber Choir from Kansas City (http://www.kcvitas.org), conducted by Jackson C. Thomas.

You can download the score (free if used for anti-racism or pro-refugee purposes - Creative Commons 4.0 License) at http://hutchingsmusic.co.uk/choirsagainstracism

My Father - KC VITAs Chamber Choir #choirsagainstracism

When Music Sounds - Peter de Mets

May The Road Rise Up To Meet You (An Irish Blessing) - Peter De Mets

in the bleak midwinter
frosty wind made moan
earth stood hard as iron
water like a stone

snow had fallen,
snow on snow
snow on snow

in the bleak midwinter
long ago

our god, heaven cannot hold him
nor earth sustain
heaven and earth shall flee away
when he comes to reign

in the bleak midwinter
a stable place sufficed
the lord god almighty
jesus christ

angels and archangels
may have gathered there
cherubim and seraphim
thronged the air
but only his mother
in her maiden bliss
worshipped the beloved
with a
kiss

what can i give him
poor as i am?
if i were a shepherd
i would bring a lamb.
if i were a wise man
i would do my part.

yet, what i can
i give him
give
my heart.

5 ANTIQVS - In The Bleak Midwinter (C. Rossetti - G. Holst)

A TTBB choral setting of W.B. Yeat's poem, "When You Are Old", written for and premiered by the Harvard Glee Club in Carnegie Hall, January 2013.

When You Are Old

Amici Cantores was established in Liverpool, UK, in 2016. Starting life as a 4 part ensemble we have since increased our number to 5 and hope to expand further.  

Three of our members performed in the 2008 Holocaust Memorial Service at the Liverpool Philharmonic, one of whom was also a duettist alongside the formidable talent of Tayo Aluko and other great artists. 

A.C. performs pieces from across the centuries and genres, from Morley and Bennet to Mendelssohnn and Vaughan-Williams and also living composers.

Weep O mine eyes (1599), John Bennet.

Amici Cantores UK